Gareth SnellMP expenses
£2,332 IPSA expenses in 2016-17
IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.
Total claimed this year
£9,250
Total claimed — selected period (2016-17)
£2,332
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2016-17
Energy & utility comparison
This MP claimed £396 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £251 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £325 for Utilities in 2025-26.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £87 for Electricity in 2018-19.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £81 for Electricity in 2018-19.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £98 for Electricity in 2017-18.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
This MP claimed £176 for Electricity in 2017-18.
Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.
Year-on-year trend
Gareth Snell expenses by financial year
These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.
| Financial year | Published total | Largest published category | Records held | Open year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £38,362 | Staffing (£18,780) | 82 | View claims |
| 2024-25 | £23,702 | Travel and Subsistence (£23,702) | 2 | View claims |
| 2020-21 | £560 | Miscellaneous (£280) | 2 | View claims |
| 2019-20 | £65,705 | Accommodation (£19,421) | 92 | View claims |
| 2018-19 | £20,798 | Travel and Subsistence (£14,172) | 29 | View claims |
| 2017-18 | £48,214 | Staffing (£24,500) | 30 | View claims |
| 2016-17 | £2,332 | Travel and Subsistence (£997) | 4 | View claims |
A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.
Itemised claims
Download all claims (CSV)| Subcategory | Status | Description | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £659 | 2025-26 | 19 Mar 2026 | Paid | Headed Paper | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £457 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | All staff Training Days x 4 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £457 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | All staff Training Days x 4 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £457 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | All staff Training Days x 4 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £457 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | All Staff Training Days x 4 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £457 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | All Staff Training Days x 4 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £457 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | All Staff Training Days x 4 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £457 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | All Staff Training Days x 4 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £50 | 2025-26 | 16 Mar 2026 | Paid | Landline — Phone Line Contract | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £53 | 2025-26 | 12 Mar 2026 | Paid | Banner March 2026 | View source |
| Staffing | Training - staff | £400 | 2025-26 | 27 Feb 2026 | Paid | All Staff Training Event | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £85 | 2025-26 | 24 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | £61 | 2025-26 | 23 Feb 2026 | Paid | CHAFFINCH DOCUMENT | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - hire | £2,447 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | Printer, photocopier & scanner — Print Equipment 2026/27 | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £50 | 2025-26 | 16 Feb 2026 | Paid | Landline — Soho 66 February 2026 | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £1,200 | 2025-26 | 1 Feb 2026 | Paid | Comms & Media — Monthly communications support | View source |
| Office Costs | Equipment - hire | £342 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | Other office equipment — letter folding and enveloping machine | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £50 | 2025-26 | 20 Jan 2026 | Paid | Landline — Soho66 Phone line | View source |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | £127 | 2025-26 | 19 Jan 2026 | Paid | Insurance | View source |
| Office Costs | Insurance - contents | £127 | 2025-26 | 19 Jan 2026 | Paid | Office Insurance | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £396 | 2025-26 | 19 Jan 2026 | Paid | Electricity — Utilities | View source |
| Staffing | Bought-in services | £1,200 | 2025-26 | 18 Dec 2025 | Paid | Comms & Media — I Creation Media Support | View source |
| Office Costs | TV licence | £175 | 2025-26 | 17 Dec 2025 | Paid | TVLICENSING.CO.UK | View source |
| Office Costs | Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | £50 | 2025-26 | 15 Dec 2025 | Paid | Internet — Internet Soho 66 | View source |
| Office Costs | Utilities | £251 | 2025-26 | 4 Dec 2025 | Paid | Electricity — Utilities | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Hotel London Area” in 2016-17. Browse all Hotel London Area claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Caroline Johnson Conservative | £796 | 29 Mar 2017 | Payment card march/april — [***] |
| Graham Stringer Labour | £600 | 23 Mar 2017 | hotel 13-15 + 19-22 mar2017 — hotel 19-22 mar 2017 |
| Peter Dowd Labour | £600 | 24 Feb 2017 | Payment Card Feb / March 2017 — [***] |
| Peter Dowd Labour | £600 | 28 Oct 2016 | Dec Payment Card 2016 — [***] |
| Graham Stringer Labour | £600 | 21 Jul 2016 | hotel 17-20 july 2016 |
| Graham Stringer Labour | £600 | 28 Apr 2016 | hotel 24-27 april 2016 |
| Peter Dowd Labour | £450 | 23 Mar 2017 | Payment Card - 01/2017 — [***] |
| Liam Byrne Labour | £450 | 9 Mar 2017 | March Payment Card — [***] |
| Graham Stringer Labour | £450 | 9 Mar 2017 | hotel 6-8 mar 2017 |
| Graham Stringer Labour | £450 | 2 Mar 2017 | hotel 27feb-1mar 2017 |
| Graham Stringer Labour | £450 | 23 Feb 2017 | hotel 20-22 feb 2017 |
| Graham Stringer Labour | £450 | 9 Feb 2017 | hotel 6-8 feb 2017 |
Labour (Co-op) average — 2016-17
£12,214
All-MP average — 2016-17
£17,510
Grants and donations
Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.
Total registered
£10,000
Daniel Luhde-Thompson - £10,000.00
£10,000Registered 29 Jul 2025View source
Outside financial interests
Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.
2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
Daniel Luhde-Thompson - £10,000.00
£10,000Registered 29 Jul 2025View source
7. Shareholdings
Shares in Clayduck Ltd
Registered 23 Jul 2024View source
8. Miscellaneous
Member, Local Community Committee - Clayton High Academy. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 29 Jun 2026View sourceBoard Observer, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Business Improvement District. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 30 Dec 2024View sourceGovernor, Abbey Hill Academy and College. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 16 Jul 2024View sourceGovernor, City of Stoke-on-Trent 6th Form College. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 16 Jul 2024View source
Gareth Snell expenses — common questions
- How much did Gareth Snell claim in expenses in 2016-17?
- Gareth Snell claimed £2,332 in IPSA business costs in 2016-17. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Gareth Snell claim for?
- In 2016-17, Gareth Snell's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£997). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Gareth Snell's expenses data come from?
- Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.
Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.